UTSA 54, Bacone 7 – final

The UTSA defense produced five turnovers to drive the Roadrunners to a 54-7 victory over Bacone on Saturday afternoon at the Alamodome.

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UTSA 47, Bacone 0, end of the 3rd quarter

The Roadrunners couldn’t keep up their scoring binge, but Sean Ianno booted two more field goals as they extended the biggest lead they’ve ever held.

UTSA forced two more turnovers, including Nic Johnson’t fumble recover after he raced across the field and stripped Bacone QB Michael Cook at the end of his 50-yard scramble.

UTSA 41, Bacone 0, halftime

The Roadrunners blew things open with 34 points in the second quarter, many coming as a result of mistakes and sloppiness from the overmatched Warriors.

Linebacker Steven Kurfehs had the highlight with an interception return for a touchdown. He had no choice but to score, really, after Michael Cook served him up a softball under pressure from Marlon Smith.

Special teams has played really, really well, highlighted by an excellent half from Sean Ianno, who has two field goals and multiple touchbacks, and a blocked punt by Joseph Lizcano. A huge improvement from the last two weeks, where the kicking game was a major detriment.

Otherwise, it’s hard to tell exactly how well UTSA is playing in comparison to the ginormous egg Bacone is laying. No surprise, really. Bacone and eggs go together, right? (That was bad, I know.)
UTSA 7, Bacone 0, end of the 1st quarter

After a slow start, the Roadrunners lead 7-0 with a second-and-goal at the Bacone 1 as the quarter ends.

Special teams play has improved significantly since last week. In addition to several good coverages, Nic Johnston recovered a muffed punt to set up UTSA’s TD, a 7-yard keeper by Eric Soza.

Also seems to be some improvement on third down, with UTSA holding Bacone to 1-4 thus far.